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London 2012: Jaroslav Kulhavy wins mountain bike gold as Briton injured

• Liam Killeen taken to hospital with suspected broken ankle• Defending champion Julien Absalon also crashes outHonours in the final cycling event of London 2012 went to the Czech Republic, as the...

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Anthony Joshua crowns Team GB's golden Olympics with 29th gold medal

Great Britain's haul of 65 medals was country's best since 1908 and surpassed most optimistic predictions for London 2012Super heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua sealed an extraordinary run of home...

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USA 107-100 Spain | Olympic men's basketball final match report

• Beijing final rematch finishes 107-100 to defending champions• LeBron James and Kobe Bryant stamp authority in final thirdIt was party time at the North Greenwich Arena, as America and Spain bid...

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Samantha Murray's modern pentathlon silver is GB's final Olympic medal

• Laura Asadauskaite, the Lithuanian world No1, takes gold• Briton aged 22 pips Brazil's Yane Marques into third placeWhat a difference a day makes. Samantha Murray had begun the modern pentathlon with...

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Team GB: every Olympic gold, silver and bronze medallist

From Mo Farah's double gold to the men's gymnastics team's unexpected bronze, here are Britain's medal winners• In pictures: Team GB's medal haul• Anthony Joshua, boxing, super-heavyweight:Joshua...

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London 2012: invest in elite sport for grassroots legacy, says Lord Coe

Chairman of Games organising committee says politicians should invest in potential medal winners and inspire populationLord Coe, organising committee chairman of London 2012, has urged politicians to...

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Royal Mail's Olympic postbox-painting inspires public copycat campaign

Man arrested in Hampshire for spraypainting postbox gold while fans in Lincolnshire pay tribute to hockey team's bronzeIt started as a touching, light-hearted gesture of pride and congratulation, but...

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Olympic honours not limited by quota, says Downing Street

Team GB's 'extraordinary year' at Games raises question of whether New Year honours can reward all gold medallistsDowning Street insisted on Mondaythere was no quota for the award of honours to...

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Australian sports minister rows in GB kit after losing Olympic medals bet

Kate Lundy bet British Olympic minister Hugh Robertson that Australia would finish higher in medals tableWith the strains of Land of Hope and Glory ringing in her ears, the Australian sports minister,...

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Australian sports minister dons GB kit and rows 1,000m after losing Olympic...

Australian sports minister Kate Lundy rows around the Eton Dorney regatta course in a Team GB kit after losing an Olympic medals bet. Before the Games, Lundy bet Olympic minister Hugh Robertson that...

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Andy Murray 'overwhelmed' by turnout for Dunblane homecoming parade

Thousands gather to welcome Scottish tennis player back to home town following his Olympic and US Open victoriesAndy Murray may have steeled himself for the intensity of Wimbledon's centre court and a...

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Stolen Olympic bronze medal is returned in post

Hannah Macleod's medal, taken from London nightclub while athletes partied, posted anonymously to England HockeyOne of two Olympic bronze medals stolen from a London nightclub has been recovered,...

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Nervous Olympic heroes receive New Year honours from Queen

Jessica Ennis, Nicola Adams, and Greg Rutherford among elite sports stars facing 'ultimate pressure' of meeting royaltySome of Britain's Olympic heroes were almost lost for words as they met the Queen...

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How Andy Murray and co banished the ghosts of British sporting failure

The sight of the Scot lifting the Wimbledon trophy prompts the question: has Britain become a nation of winners?Perhaps it will prove a passing summer fancy, as fleeting as the sunshine. But the sight...

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Olympic medal mining firm Rio Tinto faces air pollution lawsuit in US

British mining company that provided gold, silver and bronze for London 2012 Olympics sued over claims of 'illegal air pollution'The British mining company that provided the gold, silver and bronze for...

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YouTube reveals $1bn music payouts, but some labels still unhappy

Google's Video service may be ‘all-in on music’, but rightsholder unrest at its parent company persistsA recent piece of research by VideoInk and video analytics firm Tubular Labs claimed that music...

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Angry Birds: Rovio talks freemium games, Stella and Toons disruption

New game Angry Birds Epic about to debut, but publisher is also building a ‘Cartoon Network for the third screen’2014 is an important year for Angry Birds and its publisher Rovio, it’s fair to...

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World Cup: USA v Portugal the most-viewed soccer match ever in the US

Neilsen company says more than 24.7 million viewers watched USA's thrilling draw with Portugal on ESPN and Univision• World Cup fever grips AmericaThe United States' 2-2 World Cup draw with Portugal is...

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BBC reveals mind control experiment – for choosing what to watch next

Broadcaster’s latest prototype taps viewers’ brainwaves to choose what to choose next on its iPlayer catch-up servicePaging the Daily Mail: BBC in mind-control shock! Except this story is unlikely to...

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Team GB to win six fewer medals at Rio 2016, predicts Goldman Sachs

Economists say loss of host advantage means London 2012 tally will not be reached The UK will win six fewer medals at the Rio 2016 Olympics than in 2012 when Britain hosted the games, according to...

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